2022 Winter/Spring Live Online Classes

• Comprehensive Reading and Vocabulary Level 6/7 B - Grade 6-7

  01/18 to 06/13  40 Classes Tuesday,Thursday 5:00pm-6:00pm $800/term No class on Mar. 22, 24Location: Online12

  Course Description

  Comprehensive Reading and Vocabulary Level 6 is a direct, systematic, and highly interactive reading comprehension program that teaches students practical strategies to bolster their vocabulary and academic acumen. The course aligns with the OSA/ITBS Reading & SSAT tests which will be used to measure students’ achievement.

  The class is designed with a one-year curriculum for 6th grade students. This class will help students to prepare for the ITBS/OSA/SSAT reading and vocabulary tests and enhanced English skills for middle school students. While the reading and vocabulary materials helps students to build up the solid fundation and reading skills, we also add ITBS/OSA/SSAT online reading and vocabulary practice tests to help students to master the test strategies. BSD school disctrict starts using OSA math/reading tests to qualify SUMMA since 2022. ITBS tests can be taken by nomination in Fall term, and OSA math/reading tests may be scheduled in Spring term. Here is the latest SUMMA information from BSD school district: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/teaching-learning/student-programs/talented-and-gifted.

  Level 6A: We will start with the "Close Reading Complex Text 6" to build up comprehensive reading skills. We use "Vocabulary Workshop for Comprehensive 6" for expanding students' vocabulary with a comprehensive reading context. Level 6A usually takes 12-14 weeks to finish. 

  Level 6B: We will continue to the "Reading Explorer Book 4" and "Reading Detective Rx" to further refine reading comprehension and build scientific reading skills together.  We will use the "Wordly Wise Book 6" to power up students' vocabulary further by putting the words in multiple contexts. Level 6B usually take about 20 weeks to complete.

  Students will sharpen their skills in:
       •  Logical Analysis using principles of cause and effect to help draw conclusions/predict outcomes.
       •  Discourse Analysis using linguistic and textual principles to interpret/organize key information. 
       •  Semantic Analysis using specific words in a text to discover implicit information.
       •  Textual Analysis using textual/graphics features such as maps/graphs to aid in comprehension.
       •  Interpretation using a variety of genres (including biography, scientific writing,  social studies texts, Greek mythology, etc.) in order to apply the methods over a range of discourses.

  Literary Analysis Skills
       •  Defining vocabulary using contextual clues.
       •  Recognizing figurative language.
       •  Identifying the main idea, supporting details, and theme.
       •  Recognizing literary and rhetorical devices.
       •  Identifying story elements: theme, plot, setting, and characters.

  Textbooks
  The two core textbooks for this class are the award-winning Reading Explorer 4 (from National Geographic Learning) and Reading Detective Rx (from The Critical Thinking Co.). The Reading Explorer series is heavily oriented towards the sciences while introducing rhetorical concepts and reading strategies.  Reading Detective is oriented towards literature and writing.  In tandem, the curricula help the instructor deliver a varied, comprehensive, and coherent reading program.

  Student books for Level 6B: 
  Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6 (4th edition) 
  Reading Explorer Book 4 
  Reading Detective Rx

      

  Books in PDF will be uploaded to the students' class page before the term starts. You may also buy the textbooks at the group discount price on Sunshine's website via this link:   
  http://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=39

  Instructor: Shawna Secor